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Simple white loaf

Simple white loaf

Never baked bread? Start here. All you need is five ingredients, a couple of hours and a little patience.

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  • Serves8
  • CourseAccompaniment
  • Prepare20 mins
  • Cook30 mins
  • Total time50 mins
  • Plusproving and cooling

Ingredients

  • 250g strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 1 tsp Allinson easy bake yeast
  • 1 tsp fine salt
  • 1 tsp caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for greasing

Method

  1. Mix the flour, yeast, salt and sugar in a large bowl. Make a well in the middle and pour in the oil and 130ml hot water. Mix together with a wooden spoon until combined, then bring together with your hands. Knead by hand on the work surface for 8-10 minutes, only dusting with a little flour if it's sticky.

  2. Once the dough is smooth and shiny, turn it in your hands, tucking under to make a smooth dome on top. Place seam-side down on a floured baking tray; gently pat down the top to flatten slightly. Cover with a sheet of lightly oiled cling film and leave to rise for 1 hour 15 minutes.

  3. Preheat the oven to 200˚C, gas mark 6. Uncover the dough and, using a sharp serrated knife, make three 0.5cm-deep slits across the top. Cover again and leave for 15 minutes.

  4. Uncover, dust the top with a little more flour and bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden. Transfer to a wire rack and leave to cool completely before slicing and serving with butter.

Nutritional

Typical values per serving when made using specific products in recipe

Energy

639kJ/ 152kcals

Fat

4.4g

Saturated Fat

0.7g

Carbohydrates

24.2g

Sugars

1.1g

Fibre

1g

Protein

3.8g

Salt

0.6g

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